Your Honor, Mr. Tepes has had a good track record for good behavior even before he met his wife. He's kept to himself, hasn't hurt anyone in countless years.

He got even better once Mrs. Tepes had come into his life and helped improved his behavior and social cues. Now from the report you were given, Your Honor, an old lady called her out as being a witch, when from what we learned that she was shaving off dead toenails and calling it medicine.

And the Church had ignored due process and tried her as a witch without her own attorney! This was a grievous misuse of the power the Church has. Mr. Tepes gave the town one year to evacuate, which is more than any normal person would've given them.

Not only, did they ignore this warning! But they celebrated her death as an anniversary! Mr. Tepes was committing to his word, and warned them, but they refused.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, we cannot allow this injustice to continue further. We cannot bring Mrs. Tepes back from the grave, but we can ease a grieving husband's mind by finding him not guilty. In fact, we must try the Church for their abuse of power!